rules/rand.go

// (c) Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
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package rules

import (
	"go/ast"
	"regexp"

	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
)

type WeakRand struct {
	gas.MetaData
	pattern     *regexp.Regexp
	packageName string
	packagePath string
}

func (w *WeakRand) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (*gas.Issue, error) {
	if call := gas.MatchCall(n, w.pattern); call != nil {
		for _, pkg := range c.Pkg.Imports() {
			if pkg.Name() == w.packageName && pkg.Path() == w.packagePath {
				return gas.NewIssue(c, n, w.What, w.Severity, w.Confidence), nil
			}
		}
	}
	return nil, nil
}

func NewWeakRandCheck(conf map[string]interface{}) (r gas.Rule, n ast.Node) {
	r = &WeakRand{
		pattern:     regexp.MustCompile(`^rand\.Read$`),
		packageName: "rand",
		packagePath: "math/rand",
		MetaData: gas.MetaData{
			Severity:   gas.High,
			Confidence: gas.Medium,
			What:       "Use of weak random number generator (math/rand instead of crypto/rand)",
		},
	}
	n = (*ast.CallExpr)(nil)
	return
}